At 6.30 p.m.
[Please see the annoucement made on 12 February: the following meeting will be held on Thursday 13 February]
This is to confirm that there will be a meeting on Friday 14 February 2014 at the United Nations in Geneva between Joint Special Representative Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gennady Gatilov and United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman.

At 3.15 p.m.
The second round of the intra-Syrian Talks (Geneva II) started this morning at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi met with the delegation of the Syrian opposition headed by its Chief Negotiator, Mr. Hedi Albahra, and subsequently with the Syrian Government delegation headed by its Chief Negotiator, Amb. Bashar Ja'fari.

The discussions centered on the agenda of the second round of the Talks, chiefly questions relating to the cessation of violence and terrorism and the establishment of a transitional governing body in accordance with the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012.

No press conference by the Joint Special Representative is scheduled today.

At 10.30 a.m
The Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi has begun meeting with the delegation of the opposition this morning. He will subsequently meet with the delegation of the government.